Drivetime

Ferial Haffajee to receive prestigious award

She was South Africa's first female newspaper editor -  at the Mail and Guardian and now at City Press. She has been rated as one of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world by the Royal Strategic Centre in Jordan, and has been at the forefront of  meaningful journalism…

2 Oct 2014 10AM 6 min

Dianna Buttu SA Tour

Next week, South Africans will host Dr Diana Buttu – who formerly served as a negotiator, on the side of the Palestinian Authority – and one of the people who have urged the world to impose sanctions on apartheid Israel, which continues to violate human rights in occupied territories. While…

2 Oct 2014 10AM 6 min

Shuttleworth wins back millions

In a statement published on his website on Wednesday, Shuttleworth announced the legal victory and said the returned funds would be placed into a trust to help fund litigation at a constitutional level. R250-million is what Mark Shuttleworth was forced to pay the South African Reserve Bank as a 10%…

2 Oct 2014 10AM 11 min

Haj Update

As 1.3 million muslims embark on the journey to Arafat to complete their Haj. Maulana Suhaib Lasanya has spared VOC a moment to give us an update on their journey thus far. He joins us from Saudi Arabia now…

2 Oct 2014 10AM 7 min

Al Imdaad's I Need You Campaign

VOC Journalist, Ra'eesah Isaacs caught up with the Al Imdaad Foundation's Hafez Abdusammad Mulla as they enter Syria for the 'I Need You Campaign'. We now listen to that interview…

1 Oct 2014 10AM 5 min

Moazzam Begg charges dropped

The collapse today of the prosecution of Moazzem Begg raises urgent questions of the UK authorities and their discriminatory treatment of British Muslims. A judge at the Old Bailey ordered Mr Begg's immediate release today after the Crown Prosecution Service admitted there was no reasonable prospect of securing a conviction…

1 Oct 2014 10AM 15 min

Marikana enters the final lap

The Farlam Commission of Inquiry has been granted its final extension. The oral and final arguments by the parties represented at the commission will have to be done by 14 November. After the oral arguments, the commission "will go into a report writing mode" until 30 March 2015. The findings…

1 Oct 2014 10AM 8 min

Hong Kong protesters remain on streets

Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters have turned parts of Hong Kong into a massive street party last night, with the mood turning festive just a day after riot police fired tear gas in ugly clashes. The huge crowds defied government calls to go home after Sunday's chaotic scenes, bringing…

30 Sep 2014 11AM 17 min

Muslim NFL star penalised for celebratory prayer

Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah received a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. The refs flagged the 29-year-old for dropping to his knees after the play, technically a violation of the league’s celebration rules. But it was rather apparent that Abdullah, a devout Muslim, was practicing the Sajdah. VOC Drivetime producer,…

30 Sep 2014 10AM 9 min

Russell Tribunal findings

An extraordinary session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine on Israel's summer Gaza offensive has found evidence of war crimes, crimes against humanity, crimes of murder, extermination and persecution and incitement to genocide. The evidence and findings come on the heels of numerous claims of severe breaches of international law…

30 Sep 2014 10AM 7 min

Malema back in court today

The trial of Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) Leader Julius Malema and his co-accused was postponed by the Polokwane High Court today. Prosecutor Andrew Laka asked the court to postpone the trial because some counsel were not available. “The case is postponed to August 3, 2015 for trial,” Judge Ephraim Makgoba…

30 Sep 2014 10AM 5 min

Ashraf Ghani sworn in as Afghan president

Ashraf Ghani has been sworn is as the new president of Afghanistan in a lavish ceremony at the presidential palace in Kabul, ending months of turmoil over a fraud tainted election. The former finance minister was inaugurated in a grand event today marking the country's first democratic transfer of power…

29 Sep 2014 11AM 17 min

Public Works misspent R35 bn in irregular expenditure

The public works department has lost almost R35-billion to wrongful and wasteful construction or leasing of state buildings in the past five years. The R34.98-billion losses were uncovered during the department’s review of around 1.3-million transactions of the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) dating back to 2009. It revealed however,…

29 Sep 2014 10AM 9 min

Details of Zuma spy tapes emerge

It’s been revealed the so called Zuma spy tapesshow how former National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head Bulelani Ngcuka told then Scorpions boss Leonard McCarthy he was the only one who could save the country from the madness of President Jacob Zuma being elected African National Congress (ANC) president. In 2009…

29 Sep 2014 10AM 8 min

Zuma arms deal bribes 'nothing new'

The Presidency says any new allegations against Zuma & the arms deal must be taken to the Seriti Commission. The testimony during an arbitration hearing involving Ajay Sooklal revealed that President Jacob Zuma was bribed with fancy clothes, legal fees and lavish accommodation by arms company Thales while he was…

29 Sep 2014 10AM 7 min

Nobel peace laureates cancel trip to SA

Women Nobel laureates have cancelled their trip to South Africa because the country has denied the Dalai Lama a travel visa. The women cancelled their planned visit after South Africa's refusal (once again) to issue a visa to Nobel Peace laureate his holiness the Dalai Lama for the upcoming summit,…

26 Sep 2014 11AM 4 min

Killer Cola and the State of Israel

In light of the international outrage at the genocidal Israeli aggression launched during Operation Protective Edge against the long-suffering Palestinian people, the international community has called for a boycott, sanctions and disinvestment campaign against the Israeli entity. Coca Cola has been identified as one of the companies guilty of aiding…

26 Sep 2014 10AM 6 min

UK votes on ISIS

Prime Minister David Cameron urged the British Parliament on Friday to approve plans to join the American-led air campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq. The prime minister said it was in the UK's national interest to join the fight against IS, which he warned would "take years not months"…

26 Sep 2014 10AM 11 min

Alide Dasnois vs Iqbal Surve

Former Cape Times editor, Alide Dasnois has said that the takeover of the Independent News and Media (INM) group by Iqbal Survé’s Sekunjalo consortium in 2013 was a political move designed to promote the ANC.Dasnois was fired from the Cape Times, part of the Independent stable, in 2013 and is…

26 Sep 2014 10AM 5 min

French hostage beheaded by ISIS allies

Algerian extremists allied with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria group have decapitated a French hostage after France carried out airstrikes in Iraq, according to a video that appeared online yesterday. French President Francois Hollande condemned the killing of Herve Gourdel and said France would continue its fight against…

25 Sep 2014 11AM 15 min